Welcome New Hire: Getting Started At RIMdev

Congratulations and welcome (insert your name here). This post is designed to help you get you started and to serve as a checklist as you setup your RIMdev identity. We will break this post down into three sections: Frameworks, Applications, and Services.

Before getting started, we work with many technology stacks but primarily focus on the .NET Framework stack. We believe that it is up to the developer to choose how they would like to be productive, without imposing their personal tool choices on others. We also have a mixture of operating systems within our team (Windows and macOS), and you are more than welcome to choose the one suitable for you. I will delineate which items are required to be productive, and which ones are suggestions.

Note: I recommend starting with Chocolatey (if on Windows) as it may make finding and installing the following list of items easier. If on macOS, you may want to install Homebrew and Parallels.

Optional Services

Conclusion

Success is not guaranteed, but installing the following frameworks, applications, and services will ensure you have the best shot. Feel free to lean on your teammates and ask questions. We are a team, and we’re glad to have you as a member (insert your name here).